Sorghum and products — Food in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Sorghum and products — Food was 1,775 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,775 1000 t
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
3rd
of 12 regions
All-time high
1,784 1000 t
in 2022
All-time low
1,366 1000 t
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Sorghum and products — Food in Middle Africa, 2010–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2010201620232010: 1.4k 1000 t2011: 1.4k 1000 t2012: 1.4k 1000 t2013: 1.4k 1000 t2014: 1.4k 1000 t2015: 1.4k 1000 t2016: 1.5k 1000 t2017: 1.5k 1000 t2018: 1.5k 1000 t2019: 1.5k 1000 t2020: 1.6k 1000 t2021: 1.5k 1000 t2022: 1.8k 1000 t2023: 1.8k 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sorghum and products — food in Middle Africa is 1,775 1000 t, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sorghum and products — food in Middle Africa peaked at 1,784 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,366 1000 t, in 2010.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Sorghum and products — Food in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Sorghum and products — Food in Middle Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 1,366 1000 t
2011 1,373 1000 t +0.5%
2012 1,435 1000 t +4.5%
2013 1,449 1000 t +1.0%
2014 1,428 1000 t -1.4%
2015 1,370 1000 t -4.1%
2016 1,483 1000 t +8.2%
2017 1,512 1000 t +2.0%
2018 1,536 1000 t +1.6%
2019 1,532 1000 t -0.3%
2020 1,594 1000 t +4.0%
2021 1,545 1000 t -3.1%
2022 1,784 1000 t +15.5%
2023 1,775 1000 t -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,448 1000 t 1,366 1000 t 1,536 1000 t 10
2020s 1,674 1000 t 1,545 1000 t 1,784 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 Nigeria 5,662 1000 t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 4,545 1000 t compare
  3. 2 China 4,545 1000 t compare
  4. 4 India 3,162 1000 t compare
  5. 5 Ethiopia 3,000 1000 t compare
  6. 6 Niger 1,259 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 107 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sorghum and products — food in Middle Africa?
Sorghum and products — food in Middle Africa was 1,775 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sorghum and products — food recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,784 1000 t in 2022.
What is the lowest sorghum and products — food recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,366 1000 t in 2010.
How does Middle Africa rank for sorghum and products — food?
Middle Africa ranks 3rd out of 12 regions with data for 2023.
Is sorghum and products — food rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum and products — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sorghum and products — Food
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
107 places, 1,371 data points, 2010–2023
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A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.